Verne, Jules
"Der Courier des Czaar (Michael Strogoff)" by Jules Verne is a novel published in 1876. When Tatar rebels cut telegraph lines during an uprising in Siberia, courier Michael Strogoff must deliver the Czar's urgent message to Irkutsk—a perilous 5,523-kilometer journey through enemy territory. Traveling incognito, he faces the treacherous Ivan Ogareff, a vengeful traitor allied with Tatar forces. Along the way, Strogoff encounters fellow travelers, endures torture and blinding, and races against time to save the Czar's brother and the besieged city. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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